Bin front



-W. N. VANCE.

BIN FRONT.

AFPLICATIONHLED JUNE l4. I920.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

onirso srarss PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER n. viation, or cnroiieo rrnrsnrs, rLLrNois, AssreNoa TO DURANDS'IEEL LooKEia COMPANY, orcrrrosso, rumors, A oonronn'rron or ILLINOIS.

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To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, VVAL'rnR N. VANCE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago Heights,- in the county of (look and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bin Fronts, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metal shelving and has more particular reference to the provision of'a new and improved bin front or removable vertical wall I for shelving wherein the shelves are supported upon shelf supports arranged in spaced slots in the shelving uprights.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of astrong and durable wall adapted for use asa bin front which may be easily inserted and-"removed and which when in position will be engaged in and held by'the slots of the said uprights.

Another important object is the provision of a bin front construction which will not require any reformation of the other parts of the shelving to permit its use and which can therefore be incorporated in shelving already installed and be carried by the manufacturer as a mere attachment or supplemental part adapted for incorporation in shelving constructions where its presence may be desired.

Numerous other obgeots and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is bet ter understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a pre ferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is a partial front elevation of a shelf construction embodying my present invention;

Fig. 2' is a section taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on the line8-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of one of the bin front connectors, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of one of the uprights.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown on the drawing part of a metal shelf construction comprising rectangular tubular uprights 11 which it will be understood are arranged at the four corners of each shelf. Side walls 12 extend from front to back between upright-s and the Patented Feb. 14;, 1922.

' Application filed June 14, 1920. Serial No. 388,714.

shelves indicated by reference character 13 are supported at the front and back upon shelf supports laengaged in the slots 15 of appropriate uprights. These slots are preferably of T-form, that is to say, they have an upper relatively larger part 16 and a lower relatively smaller part 17. The shelf supports are interlocked in place'by positioning their heads 18 through the larger parts 15 of the slotsand moving the'shelf supports down intothe parts 17 to lock them in place. The shelves'in the present instance are of sheet metal construction the front edge being turned down at'18 and returned at 19 to provide a front vertical part 21 and a flange 22 extending back in toward the lower edge of the shelf support. It will be understood that the shelves may be arranged in any number and at convenient heights by proper selection of the slots into which the respective shelf supports are inserted for engagement. The bin front or vertical'wall in the present instance comprises a. metal sheet 23 of alength slightly less than the space between adjacent uprights 11 at the front. .The longitudinal or horizontal edges of the wall 23 are bent to the U-forni indicated at 24 and these U portions are disposedhorizontally by bending the material on horizontal lines .of bend 25. Connectors shown in perspective in Fig. 4.- are provided to support the bin front or vertit-a1 wall from the uprights and these connectors include a portion 26 having a hole or opening 27 and adapted to lie against the rear face of the body of the wall. Each connector comprises a second part 28 bent at right angles to the part 26 and extending therebeyond at each end to provide lugs 29 which are bent outwardly at an angle as shown. In the present instance these lugs are adapted to enter into the large parts of appropriately arranged slots and Where a rather narrow bin front is provided the lugs enter adjacent slots. The connectors are fastened in place by bolts 31 extending through the body of the wall or bin front. The construction is such that this body of the wall is arranged back of the slots so that the U-flanges extend over the slotsand extend substantially to the plane of the vertical part 21 in the shelf. The bin front may be positioned by fastening one of the con nectors in place, inserting it in appropriate slots. moving the bin front to desired post tion and then positioning the other connector and, then fastening it in place. It will bejman fe'st that this construction does not require any reformation of the up' from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form 'hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

11. A metal shelving comprising uprights having spaced slots shelf supports mounted in said slots, shelves carried by said shelf supports, and a vertical-wall adapted for arrangeinent between said uprightsto extend up from said shelizthe body of said Wall having detachable slot engaging members rigidly secured at its ends adjacent said uprights.-

V 2. "A metal shelving comprising uprights having slots for engagement by shelf supports, and a vertical Wall ar'angeable between said uprights and having detachable members each engaged in a plurality of said slots;

A metalshelvi-n'g comprising uprights havingzslots for receiving shelf supports,

' said slots being of T form and a vertical well adapted to be positioned between said uprights and havingat each end oppositely bent lugs arrangeable in the larger parts of slots at each upright. i s V 4., A metal shelving comprising uprights 5. A metal shelving comprising uprights having spaced shelf support receiving slots, a vertical Wall adapted to be positioned between said uprightspand slot engaging ex' tensions rigidly-fastened to the ends of said wall and adapted to protrude into a pluraL ity o'fsai'd slots to secure said wall in place, one of'said' extensions being removable to permit said wall to lac/positioned and removed. i

'6. A metal shelving comprising, uprights having shelf support receivingvslots; avertical wall arrangeable rearwardly of the said slots and having fixed sheet metal extensions for engaging in a pluralityofisaid slots.

7. A metal shelving comprising uprights having spaced shelf support receiving slots,

'a vertical Wall having its horizontal edges extending outwardly of the construction and over said slots, and'a'plurality of lips extending'out-trom each end of said *Wftll' toengage in said slots. w 7 8 A metal shelving comprising uprights havingspaced shelf support receiving slots, a vertical Wall'arrangeable between said uprights, and a metal platehaving a portion adapted to be disposed in contact with said wallaa-nd secured theretoand having a second portion arranged angularly with respect to the first-mentioned portion andfor engaging in the slots of an upright."

WALTER N. VANCE. 

